Door collection receptacle



Patented Feb. 17, 1942 UNITED" STATES PATENT OFFICE DooRooL IEo'rIoNREGEPTACLE g I William F. Kruschwitz, Warren V. Kruschwita,

and John S. Florenz, Methuen, Mass; said Warren'V. Kruschwit z, John S.Florenz and William F. Kruschwit'z assignors to'Williain F.

Kruschwitz, trustee Application october 9, 1937, Serial No. 168,260

3 Claims. (01. 232-1) The purpose of this invention is to provide areceptacle, including a holder and a box, in which money can be placedby the occupant of a dwelling and which can then be instantly attachedto the outside of an outside house door in such a way that when the dooris closed, the box and what is inside cannot be removed from the outsideexcept by a person having a key.

When the house door is opened, the box can be instantly removed and itscontents taken out without using a key.

It is particularly useful where the occupant is required to pay cashwhenlaundry, express matter or anything of that kind is left at thedoor.

In the case of laundry, the driver of the delivery truck would beprovided with a master key which would unlock any one or all of theboxes on his route so that he could remove the money and leave a receiptif necessary.

This box is not intended to be permanently attached to the door nor tothe buildingbut is so carried by a special holder that it can instantlybe put in place at the hinge edge or the lock edge of the door where itwill remain without slipping. It is 50 supported that when in thatposition, the deposit opening through which the money was placed will beheld against the door or the jamb so that, without using a special doorfor the deposit opening on the box, what is in it cannot be reached bythieves.

Such a box should be light, neat and compact, weather proof and so madethat it can be provided with a secure lock which cannot readily get outof order.

In the drawing, Fig. 1 is an elevation showing the parts of an outsidedoor and door jamb from the outside with a door collection box inposition.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through a door and the door jambs lookingdown from the top on one type of collection box and. holder, the partsbeing broken away for clearness.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device, including the box and holderremoved from the door as viewed from the left of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 but from the right of the deviceshown in Fig. 2'.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 2 of a modified construction.

In Figures 1 and 2 of the drawing, D represents a house door of anyordinary construction which fits into right angular recesses 12 and I3in one jamb J and 82 and 83 in another jamb J l. The opposite faces ofthese jambs are indicated by ID and H while the faces on the exteriorare represented 8i] and 8|. As shown, the door D is hung on what we willcall the hinge side by hinges and on'the other side, which we will callthe lock side, is provided with a lock and a door handle E which, asshown, includes a lock 84 for the house door D, The lock might beseparate from the handle.

As shown'in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4., H is a holder made of thinvspringlmetalsuch as steel, and ineludes a first section! through whichis an opening 5 forming part of'what We will call a deposit passage, theother part of which is indicated by 35. H is bent at a right angle toform a second section 2 and this is bent again to form a third section3. The length of sections 2 and 3 should be such as to fit into therecess in either jamb J or J l with section 1 outside of and close tothe face ID or Ill Section 3 should be of such length that it willextend beyond the interior face 24 of'door D which, as shown, coincideswith the interior face of jamb J or jamb J l although it need not socoincide. The holder has a fourth section 4 extending back from thethird section 3 and disposed at substantially right angles thereto.

The box B is made up of the cap 30 of tubular shape, having an end 3|through which is the other part 35 of the deposit passage. As shown, end3| is rigidly fixed to section I of holder H in such manner that part 38of its curved side is in extension of section 2. This part 38 of theoutside of cap 30 is padded at 8 and section 4 of holder H is preferablybent in a curve at 6 towards box B and is padded at I on the convex sideso that door D is grasped between these two padded parts whereby the boxB and the holder H are held in position and prevented from slippingdown.

40 is a tubular cup having an end 4| through which passes a lock Loperable by a key K whereby a locking bolt 43 can be caused to enter orcan be withdrawn from an annular channel 33 in cap 30. The bead 44 oncup 40 limits its movement so that bolt 43 will always engage channel 33when the parts are to be locked together.

In the modified form of the device illustrated in Figure 5 of thedrawing, the holder M is formed from a continuous strip of spring metaland comprises a section IOI, to which one end of the box N is fixedlysecured, a portion designated I02 at one end of the section lfll in linetherewith and adapted to fit into the recess in jamb P, a section I03extending at right angles to the portion I02, and a terminal section I04extending back from and disposed substantially at right angles to thesection I03 and parallel with portion I02, this modified form of holderbeing substantially the same in Construction as the holder shown inFigures 2, 3 and 4 except that its section IM to which the box N issecured extends in line with the adjoining portion I02 that fits intothe recess in the lamb, instead of at right angles thereto as in theconstruction illustrated in Figures 2, 3 and 4. The section I03 is of alength to extend slightly beyond the interior face P of the door P, andthe section I04 is curved as shown, this section I04 and the section IOIbeing provided respectively with padding I01 and I08 and being adaptedto grasp the door therebetween so that the box N and the holder M aresecurely held in position on the door.

The box N of the modified construction illustrated in Figure 5, is thesame in construction as the box B shown in Figures 2, 3 and 4 of thedrawing, but is disposed with its inner end facing the door when theholder is applied thereto. In Figure 5, I designates the cap member ofthe box and I09 is the cup member, there being an opening I05 throughthe cap member and through the section IOI of the holder and the paddingI08 as a deposit passage accessible when the device is removed from thedoor. The box N is provided with locking means of the same constructionas that shown in Figure 2 of the drawing, so that the cup member I09 canbe locked or unlocked by a key K and can be removed from the outside.

We claim:

1. A collection receptacle comprising a one piece thin spring metalholder having several sections, the last section being substantiallyparallel with the first section and at right angles with the adjoiningintermediate section and being adapted to engage the edge of a. door; abox having one face fixed to and carried by the first section of theholder, there being a deposit opening through said fixed face andthrough the first section of the holder, said box also having a closureopening opposite the deposit opening; a movable cup member which fitsinside the box and closes the closure opening; and means operable by akey from the outside to lock the cup member within the box and to unlockit therefrom.

2. A collection box for doors, formed as a tubular cap with a flatclosed end through which is a deposit opening and an open end near whichis an outwardly pressed annular groove, together with a tubular cupwhich fits the cap and has an outside closed end provided with a lockwith a bolt adapted to engage the inside of such outwardly pressedannular groove and to be disengaged therefrom by a key passed throughthe closed end of the cup into said lock, together with means comprisinga one piece thin metal holder for frictionally and detachably attachingthe cap to a door in such a manner that the deposit opening will beclosed when the door is closed.

3. A collection receptacle adapted to be frictionally attached to theedge of a door by a onepiece thin metal holder having several sections,part of the first and last sections being substantially parallel and atright angles with an intermediate section; a box fixed to and carried bythe first section of the holder, there being a deposit opening throughsaid box, said box also having a closure opening opposite the depositopening; a removable cup shaped closure member for said closure opening;and means operable from the outside to lock the closure member in theclosure opening and to unlock it therefrom.

WILLIAM F. KRUSCHWITZ. WARREN V. KRUSCHW'ITZ. JOHN S. FLORENZ.

